CFO Leadership

AUGUST 12, 2021

The CFO Leadership Council proudly highlights our very first ten Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ascend Honorees! The Ascend program is an opportunity for Senior Finance Executives from underrepresented groups to join The CFO Leadership Council. Meet Our First 10 Ascend Honorees. Joy Harper, Cloud Finance, Google.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

I held various positions in auditing, revenue accounting, billing, credit and collection, and financial planning which exposed me to the various challenges of these roles,” he recollected. The post Critical lessons in finance leadership in 2022 appeared first on FutureCFO. Qualities of a finance leader.

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CFO Dive

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Philadelphia bank blamed previous leadership for delays in its audit and annual report. The lender has weathered board upheaval and a spike in trading when similarly named First Republic faltered.

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Future CFO

MARCH 27, 2022

Meanwhile, she added that success in finance leadership must “go beyond work”, especially with the current situation. It impacts your family, mental and emotional health, so the leadership must be just beyond the normal. The post Finance leadership in the COVID era appeared first on FutureCFO. Editor’s note: Ms Joweehlyn B.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The interview is part of the Female Leadership in Finance Series of FutureCFO. I also found that I love audit, being able to use professional skepticism to question the workpapers and ensure integrity in the financials. How do some of these inspire your work and/or leadership? I walk at least 5 miles a day to stay healthy.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

AI driven automation is expected to extend to more complex tasks such as, audits, risk management, and financial planning and analysis. As AI permeates finance, questions about its compliance with audits and financial governance will arise. For instance, could financial statements generated by ChatGPT withstand audit scrutiny?

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 30, 2024

From his early days in auditing at PwC to his current role as CFO at Prophix, Aaron Levine has had a career that has closely tracked the evolving nature of the financial leadership role. It was under Vintz’s mentorship that Levine came to appreciate the power of storytelling within financial leadership.

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VCFO

JANUARY 18, 2024

Additionally, such actions can undermine the confidence of both the leadership team and the broader market in the company. Another important element of dialogue can come via audits. While some may shudder at the thought of audits, an audit team can actually be a helpful sounding board for business decisions related to deferred revenue.

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Focus CFO

APRIL 7, 2023

Jim has over 30 years of progressive financial and operations leadership beginning with five years of diverse audit experience with Big 4 public accounting firm Arthur Andersen, LLP, including a major fraud investigation. He reated and managed the first internal audit department at a community hospital located in Wheeling, WV.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Yes Bank is facing criticism by the Reserve Bank of India , which contends disclosures from an audit report were released in an effort to mislead the public. Shares of Yes Bank have been under pressure ever since the bank suffered from a leadership breakdown and concerns about the loan quality.

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Future CFO

MARCH 13, 2024

The role of chief financial officers continues to evolve beyond the finance function, according to a survey by leadership advisory firm Egon Zehnder. Maintaining the role of corporate ‘Superhero’ is no easy feat,” says James Stark , lead author of the Super CFO Survey and consultant in the CFO & Audit Chair Practice at Egon Zehnder. “As

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2023

AI driven automation is expected to extend to more complex tasks such as, audits, risk management, and financial planning and analysis. As AI permeates finance, questions about its compliance with audits and financial governance will arise. For instance, could financial statements generated by ChatGPT withstand audit scrutiny?

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 27, 2022

Finance leaders can and should take a leadership role cultivating their company’s ethical competencies and addressing its unique challenges. Finally, consider investing in a , quality FP&A software to audit and create the financial statements rather than relying on manual methods to prepare reviewed financials.

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Future CFO

MAY 1, 2024

As they assist in compliance audits and the monitoring of internal controls to ensure that everyone within the company does their job correctly, they are also expected to thrive and flourish amid the challenges along the way for the benefit of the organisation.

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Future CFO

MAY 5, 2024

Boardroom leadership, including chief financial officers, needs to manage artificial intelligence risks to drive trust, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The FutureCFO Excellence Awards 2023 received nominations from across the region for categories in Leadership Practice, Business Leadership, Operational Excellence, and Technology Innovation.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Understand your organisation risk appetite Senior leadership across the organisation is responsible for articulating its risk appetite. Encourage / facilitate senior leadership teams to undertake ‘deep dive’ reviews on key risks, using audit and risk committees as appropriate.

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CFO Talks

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Gcwabe faces the task of restoring Wesgro to clean audits. The official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for the Western Cape last achieved a clean audit in 2018/19. Wesgro’s audit results were discussed recently at a budget committee meeting of the Western Cape provincial parliament.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The interview is part of FutureCFO's Fem ale Leadership in Finance Series. Another significant milestone was my stint as the chief audit and control officer based in Zurich, Switzerland. It was an important step in my career to work with our Board’s Audit Committee and drive process improvements at a global scale.

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CFO Thought Leader

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

After about 2 years with Deloitte, Gafford joined Albertsons’ internal audit staff, from which he eventually advanced to oversee the company’s audit department while reporting directly to Albertsons’ CFO. “As ‘Just In Time’ inventory is really where the labor force is headed right now. —and

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 1, 2023

According to the advisory firm, 80% of finance functions of large enterprises will use internal AI platform by 2026, as leadership teams do not want to fall behind peers. CFOs should partner with senior technology leadership (e.g., McDonald, senior director analyst in the Gartner Finance Practice.

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Future CFO

APRIL 1, 2024

The ACCA-CA ANZ study reveals a significant trend: with 92% of individuals contemplating entry into the audit profession prioritise prospective employers' investment in and use of advanced technologies. It also competes with the likes of YouTube, TikTok and other content development platforms."

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Future CFO

APRIL 7, 2024

Remuneration ranks as the second most critical factor affecting talent attraction and retention in the audit profession across the majority of regions, according to a recent joint survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

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E78 Partners

JUNE 2, 2023

Key Strategies E78 Insights Perform Thorough Audits : Prior to altering supplier relationships or renegotiating contracts, thorough audits are essential. These audits ensure optimal financial terms, identify potential savings through detecting errors or inefficiencies, and instill financial discipline in the organization.

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CFO Thought Leader

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

leadership about his plans, diligently outlined 24 months of departure prep, and set aside an extra helping of patience. For his part, Garrett served on several company boards including Cisco and Go Daddy, where he was chairman of its audit committee.

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CFO Share

AUGUST 31, 2023

The stress of ensuring accurate records, timely tax filing, and smooth audits can be overwhelming, especially if last year’s experience was anything but smooth. Audits: Remember, the auditing process can span weeks or months after the year-end close. If that’s not feasible, be prepared to request an extension.

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VCFO

APRIL 27, 2023

He provides exceptional leadership, communication, and mentoring skills, proven effective across multiple business platforms and company cultures. After he graduated, he went to work as an audit manager for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte). He earned his CPA license and was promoted twice in four years.

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Future CFO

MARCH 27, 2024

Over half of the survey respondents for the study , which gathered insights from over 6,500 respondents, were Gen Y/Millennials aged 25-42, with 37% current auditors, 33% former auditors and the rest considering audit as a future career. Career ladder and variety of work. Embrace technology to remain relevant.

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VCFO

MAY 30, 2022

His leadership skills have been honed through years of working strategically with CEOs, executive leadership teams, boards of directors, and building and mentoring diverse teams. Jose is fluent in both English and Spanish.

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VCFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It’s important to differentiate between having audited financial statements and a QoE report, as these are quite different reports. An audit opines on the accuracy of a historical period. An audit looks backwards, giving an opinion on the financial statements and health of the company.

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CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 20, 2024

From his initial misgivings about audit work at Deloitte to his transformative years at Amgen, where he thrived in a culture of leadership development and diversity, CFO Purcell’s journey was anything but linear. Bob Purcell’s leap into the unknown wasn’t a misplaced step; it was a giant stride toward his future as a CFO.

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Future CFO

APRIL 18, 2024

From understanding climate vision and analytics priorities to implementing data quality management for audit-ready ESG reports. The post A five-step approach to sustainability reporting appeared first on FutureCFO.

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CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The IEC, under her leadership, has received a clean audit for the past two financial years. She was also a board member of Cricket South Africa and a member of the audit committee of CATHSSETA, as well as the CFO of the Road Agency Limpopo, a state-owned enterprise. That must put a lot of pressure on the CFO.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 14, 2023

Also in industry news this week: The Foundation For Financial Planning has gotten a boost toward its goal of connecting 10,000 CFP professionals with pro bono work thanks to increased funding from Orion Advisor Solutions FINRA has resubmitted a proposal, now with tighter rules, that would allow a broker working remotely to supervise other brokers, (..)

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 24, 2022

And in early 2021, the department labeled Feeding Our Future “seriously defective” due to incomplete financial audits and lapsed IRS nonprofit registration. In this case, nonprofit corruption generally involves the senior leadership of a nonprofit organization. Participate in a financial statement audit.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

"It is absolutely critical businesses implement an accounting and reporting system for their ESG data that is as auditable, transparent, and reliable as their financial data accounting," Hasenoehrl says, "2024 is the year we have to start treating enterprise carbon data the same way we treat financial data."

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Before joining the Western Cape Liquor Authority, he was the Financial Manager of the Saldanha Bay Municipality and an Assistant Audit Manager at the Auditor-General of South Africa. So my responsibility there is to lead the whole finance function, which involves strategic leadership, financial management, supply chain and risk management.

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